As a former elementary Reading Specialist and 6th grade teacher, I have a passion for learning and sharing new ideas in the area of literacy. I am currently a K-8 Curriculum Coordinator and enjoy working with teachers and districts in building capacity in reading and writing instruction. The feeling of passing along a love of reading and writing to children is indescribable. Twitter: @MrsLang4

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Friday, December 26, 2014

Students Rate Their Stop & Jots

Below are some charts that were made to help students develop their stop and jots. The first picture is blank because it can then be used with a small group of students (or whole group) who are working on stretching their thinking while jotting. The other pictures show possible "STAR" Jot Charts. These can be helpful for students to rate their jots and set goals regarding their jots and thinking while reading. It is important for our students to know how to be successful in their reading work. Offering exemplars with descriptions are an easy way to incorporate this. Some staff I have worked with have also used these charts as student-facing rubrics and teacher rubrics for assessing reading jots.

The first column shows a star or stars. The more stars, the more in depth the jot.

The second column includes a description of what the jot might include. This can be done as an "I can" statement or a checklist format.

Thethird columnis an exemplar jot. I have seen teachers develop these exemplars with students using a read aloud. I have also seen students take their jots from one star and revise it to make it a two, three, or four star jot.

Before developing these charts with students, it might be beneficial to develop a rating chart and exemplars with your grade level teams by looking at rubrics you use or the CCSS. This way you can get a feel for what students are going to go through to grow their reading ideas from one star to higher level jots.